Awesome pics, Phil. I want to like this post twice!

Before we begin discussing the Golden Age of the Justice Society


I want to make myself clear and this still bother me today and therefore I had a hard time accepting this decision from Wikipedia of which many of you here find it as unacceptable form of information of Super Heroes and this portion of All Star Comics back in those days really bothers me a lot. Here's the Wikipedia Information that I'm relating to in italic form.

An in-house rule explicitly laid out on the last page of All Star Comics #5, reprinted on page 206 of All Star Comics Archives Vol. 1, required that whenever a member received his or her own title, that character would leave All Star Comics, becoming an "honorary member" of the JSA. Thus, the Flash was replaced by Johnny Thunder after #6, and Green Lantern left shortly thereafter for the same reason.

For this reason, Superman and Batman were established as already being "honorary" members prior to All Star Comics #3. How these two heroes helped found the JSA before becoming honorary members was not explained until DC Special #29 in 1977. Hawkman is the only member to appear in every JSA adventure in the original run of All Star Comics and the Atom missed two issues







This bothers me and having said that - it would be very difficult to keep track of who is honorary or not. Justice Society of America was formally introduced in All Star Comics #3 (Winter Issue - 1940).

In my own knowledge - Hawkman and the Atom were the only two true Justice Society of America Members and the rest of them were Honorary because of the rule when a a certain member have their own book they becomes - HONORARY MEMBERS of the JUSTICE SOCIETY of which baffled me even today. I know I'm not really making sense to you but that the rule in the italic portion of this post of which I have a even a harder time accepting it.

So, in the next 7 posts - in a 3-4 days period and using Covers to showcase it - I will share some information about that Cover that I consider that cover a significant issue to understand. It won't be easy thing for me to explain but I would like some help in this. PLease understand this - and please don't bother criticize me because my information that I give you is based on my own knowledge of that particular cover and I will be using other covers to fully supprt that claim.

This is not an easy task to go through the entire Golden Age of the Justice Society of the America - but, like Phil Maurice said it's has a glorious history that many readers do not know much about.

I maybe rambling here and there and I'm about to share my thoughts about the Justice Society through 11 Covers that I consider groundbreaking.

Justice Society of the America - Post 2 of 7





All Star Comics #3


In this issue marked the true beginning of the Justice Society of America with the original membership pictured here and this is a landmark issue that rocked the world that day when they appeared for the first time together. It was the grand-daddy of all Super Groups and still is being discussed today at all Local Comics Bookstores and comic forums like this one today. 

If I had the $$$$$ to spend - I would spend whatever it's takes to own this issue because it's must have issue for all Comic Fans that loves the JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA.

So, this is where there journey starts and that went on nearly 4 years during World War Two that's was considered a grand time for Comic Book Readers back then.  I wished I had a time machine to go back and enjoy this series and collect All Star Comics.





All Star Comics #8


Dr. Midnite and Starman joins the Justice Society of America in this landmark issue that also feature for the first time - Appearance by Amazon Princess - Wonder Woman who serve as a team secretary from this point on and not participate in any of it's adventures. 

When, I first heard of this - I was very sad and they had to respect Charles Moulton's philosophy at the time that he was still living and he was under great deal of pressure from comic book fans to press the Amazon Princess in a more an active role and that's was taken in considerations in later issues. 

It was an pivotal issue of Issue #8 of All Star Comics and having three characters to be involved in the Justice Society of America - Dr. Midnite and Starman as members and Wonder Woman as the club secretary was truly an amazing thing to see then of where JSA is in a growth spurt that's was a momental to all readers of All Star Comics back then.

Again, Members of Classic Comics Forum and it's guests - Covers posted here in this thread that deals with the Justice Society of America are the most influential and prestigious of all covers in All Star Comics History. I wanted to stress that today because I'm not finished with the remaining covers and having covered 4 out 11 covers so far. 

Justice Society of the America - Post 3 of 7





All Star Comics #12


This is the most iconic cover of all time it's placed Wonder Woman in a position that she is front and center - signaling her into more responsibility to the Justice Society of the America and many people that I talked to consider this issue an landmark one because it's so different like any other cover around that's the beauty of this cover itself. Justice Society at this time is in the threshold of greatness and this issue marked the beginning of the glory days of the JSA. This issue paved the way and that's what makes the Justice Society the Grand-Daddy of all Super Groups and rightly so. I just loved this cover because it's one of the neatest covers of all time.





All Star Comics #13


This is the cover and the story of which Wonder Woman became an active member of the Justice Society of the America and it's changed the way comic book readers look at her and I believe that it's about time that they made her an active member because she is one of their strongest members and I just don't understand why they wasted her in the previous issues because of the pressures of Charles Moulton who created her in the first place. I have mixed feelings about Mr. Moulton when he created Wonder Woman and I felt that she is the most unappreciated character in DC Comics history and I always felt that. And, this is the cover that marked the beginning of a more active role for her and I was happy that they had the courage to do so.





All Star Comics #14


After Wonder Woman became an active member of the JSA and the Justice Society has been riding on a threshold of greatness and moving forward to a more positive position for it's fans. They (The Publisher of this Comic Book) decided to open up a Fan Club for all All Star Comics Readers and they send their monies in to get a Junior Justice Society Membership certificate and most importantly a real cool pin along with it.





This is the first issue that marked the beginning of a fan relationship with the Justice Society of America and with this cool pin and all this is considered an landmark issue because of the Publisher wants to connect with the fans of All Star Comics in it's unique way and that's decision by the Publisher was a wise one indeed and a very profitable one too. All kids wanted that pin!

Justice Society of America was at the Height of it's Glory when Issue #14 first appeared on scene.

Justice Society of the America - Post 5 of 7





All Star Comics #38


In this issue marked the first appearance of the Black Canary the 2nd (briefly a honorary guest/member) Woman of the Justice Society of America and this issue was the Cornerstone of the the landmark issue that will be appearing shortly in this post that I'll get to in a moment. It was an significant one because it was historic as well. I felt that Black Canary was the oblivious choice because she got her start in Flash Comics and made a big splash of it - with both Flash and The Hawkman assisting her in this great issue of Flash #92.








All Star Comics #41


This issue is truly an HISTORIC ISSUE because it's marked for the first time that a Comic Book Cover featuring two female heroes - Black Canary and Wonder Woman appearing together in an adventure involving a case "The Case of the PATRIOTIC CRIMES" that I consider it my favorite issue of the JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA.

Man, when fans saw that cover for the first time - many readers were in disbelief that two females graced the cover and that was a truly a sight to see and this was the time of where many readers were delighted to see that and this made many girls happy to see two female champions aiding the call of Justice and that alone was a tremendous event in the issue of All Star #41!





Black Canary arrives and now a full-fledged member of the JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA!


I will be done tomorrow with the last cover and some final words of the JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA in the Golden Age of Comics!

 That is cool.  I did not know that wonder woman met black canary before the bronze age.